Articles by Andrew Gillen (279)
There are some moves in baseball that simply move under the radar. This signing in particular is one of those. Because I don't have much information to give you, here's the tweet from the man himself: Time to pick up the baseball bat again. I am officially a Philadelphia @Phillies. Lookin forward to a new […]
Photos Courtesy: Wikipedia A true legend of the music business, the iconic Billy Joel, will host a summer concert at Citizens Bank Park this August. He is already slated to play several shows throughout 2014, with stops set up in New York and Las Vegas, among others. It will be Joel's first solo show […]
A familiar former nemesis of the Phillies, third basemen Chipper Jones, made a bit of noise yesterday in the form of a FOREST FIRE OH MY GOD… According to his Twitter account, Larry was merely emptying out the ashes from his fire pit when things started to get out of hand. The picture above was […]
Photo Courtesy: Carl's Cards and Collectibles Monday, October 13, 2008. The Phillies, having won the National League Eastern Division title, had beaten the Milwaukee Brewers in the Divisional Round to get to play the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Championship Series. On this night, Game 4 of the bout, the Phillies were down 5-3 heading […]
Photo Courtesy: Wikipedia Commons Let me preface my explanation by trying to convince you that I am, somewhat, still sane. I am completely aware that bringing Bobby Abreu back to Phillie pinstripes only increases the average age of an already elder club. Also very much in my mind is the fact that Ruben Amaro Jr. […]
Picture Courtesy: www.tradingcarddb.com According to Rob Maaddi, a sports writer for the Associated Press, Phillies broadcasters Chris Wheeler and Gary Matthews are out of the booth. Here is the statement from the Phillies in Maaddi's article: ''As the longest-tenured member of the Phillies broadcasting team, Chris Wheeler will return to his club roots after stepping […]
Photo Courtesy: Domonic Brown's Facebook The Phillies are, once again, hosting the Phillies Phancation where fans get to take a week (or four day) long trip with people associated with the team. This year's trip was at a resort in Mexico after several years as a cruise. Players, both former and current, along with the […]
Mere moments after he took the stage to answer questions on his new 3-year, $26 million deal with the Phillies, Carlos Ruiz made a surprise appearance at an induction ceremony for 6-year-old Aiden Riebel. The ceremony, dedicated to Aiden becoming an honorary volunteer fireman at the Washington Township fire Department, was put together by his […]
Picture Courtesy: Wikipedia Commons 52 days after Rich Dubee was let go, the Phillies have chosen Bob McClure as their pitching coach for the 2014 season. Jim Salisubry of CSN reported at about 9:00 AM today that McClure had become the front-runner for the position, then broke the news just minutes ago. McClure played in […]
Picture Courtesy: Andrew Gillen According to multiple sources around the league, including Matt Gelb and Ken Rosenthal, the Philadelphia Phillies have resigned catcher Carlos Ruiz. The deal is set for 3 years and $26 million in total. Gelb also reports that the contract includes a club option for a fourth year in 2017. Chooch was […]